epiceno — meaning in English

English meaning

• epicene adj Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
• unisex adjective Designed to be suitable for people of any sex or gender.

Senses

epiceno is used for these senses in English:

• epicene (linguistics) Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
• unisex Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender. [from 1960s]

epicene — full definition

1. adj Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
2. adj Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
3. adj Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
4. adj Of indeterminate sex, whether asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; of a human face, intermediate in form between a man's face and a woman's face.

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